The Perfect Sunday: A German Shepherd Fundraiser and More

Today has been an absolutely wonderful day. I slept in late. I got to go to a wonderful fundraiser. I met a new neighbor…who loves dogs. Awesome day? Check. Now for the details.

Today was the Stylin’ for Sheppies event with the German Shepherd Dog Rescue of Georgia. this event was a total blast, complete with adorable German Shepherd Dogs, a great fundraiser principle, and two companies putting themselves out there to help a great rescue group. Stylin’ for Sheppies was offering $5 for a manicure, $10 for an adult haircut, and $5 for a kid’s haircut from a local salon ,with all proceeds going towards the rescue. Very cool. The salon is also right beside of a Firehouse Subs, which offered a discount to all participants. Also very cool.

The rescue had a great table set up with tons of items for GSD lovers.

Kelly, from Sew Alluring, who is not only my blog friend but also a bestie and a neighbor, went with me to get our nails did. Oh yes, that is one phrase where I don’t mind abusing grammar. Unfortunately, when we got there, only one of the stylists who had offered her time was present (and she was amazing, handling all the haircuts solo), but the one for manicures was MIA. Boo on her. Still, hooray for rescue. As neither of us was in need of a cut, we instead planned to go on our merry, after donations to the rescue and meeting the gorgeous sheps they had with them.

These sweet faces, Riley (puppy) Nick (by the camera), and (I'm sorry I didn't get his/her name), were with the rescue, hamming it up for visitors with their sweet and loving faces.

All of the shepherds present were loving and friendly, showcasing the true family friendly nature of this breed. As usual, the puppy stole the show, but rightfully so. Riley is going to be a small shepherd, as her paws were nothing like Arie’s gargantu-paws at her age, and she has an amazing disposition. It was hard for me to get a picture of her, as anytime I got close, she ran right up to me to love on me. So cute! We did get one nice though, and she became the focal point of my event recap on Examiner.

Riley is an adoptable German Shepherd mix in Atlanta. She is also so adorable that I could eat her up.

After the event, my roommate and I went for lunch at a local Mexican restaurant that’s part of the Monterrey’s chain. Success number two of the day? Finding out that they have the exact quesadilla that I LOVED back home, but that I haven’t been able to find at a Monterrey’s in Georgia. Score. After lunch, we headed back home where I grabbed a cider (the hard kind), my lap top, and headed out to the porch to enjoy the sunshine.

While typing away, someone strolled past with a little schnauzer who alerted me to his presence with lots of barking. After a few minutes, he chilled out, his owner gave a quick apology, and a conversation begun. I have a normal neighbor. For reals. For those of you who know me well, you know that my neighbors have been an issue in my new apartment community–They are very nosy, and like to call to complain to the office about EVERYTHING. Like when Arie reacts to their dog…who is also leash reactive. Go figure. This neighbor was friendly, congenial, funny, and had similar tales of woes with neighbors and their nosiness. She also loves dogs. Woot!

Today has been one of those days that you just chalk up to a wonderful weekend–and exactly what I needed for my Sunday. How was your day?

Let’s see, today we went to the local hibachi place, to Tractor Supply (where I thought of you, actually, because they have those little plastic animals, and one of the only recognizable breeds was German Shepherd, adult form and puppy form, though not white). Then there was some bumming on the couch with Elka, always a pleasure!

You have no idea what a miracle it is…a fair number of my neighbors can only be described as trolls. Sounds like a fun day! Those little plastic animals do crack me up…it’s like an animal cracker; you’re always guessing what it actually is supposed to be.

“it’s like an animal cracker; you’re always guessing what it actually is supposed to be.”

I know, right? ^^ There was one dog “figure” that had a red bandanna around its neck, and was meant to be kind of shaggy, and had a look on its face that I refer to lovingly as “freak face” when I see it in real life. But the kind of dog that it was? Not a clue!

Arie is about as open to getting up in the morning as a teenager. She grunts at me sometimes when I go to take her out because she wants to lounge. No joke. The A to Z Challenge is actually Monday – Saturday; Sundays are a break in that series, but to meet my goal for the Ultimate Blog Challenge, I still need to post on Sundays. “N” will be today’s post!